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Afghanistan receives USD 32 million in humanitarian aid
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Amid a devastating economic crisis, Afghanistan received USD 32 million in humanitarian assistance on Sunday, the country's central bank informed while appreciating the humanitarian assistance of the international community.
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Complete system change needed with help of youth, says former Sri Lanka PM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in the country, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister and leader of the United National Party, said in a meeting on Saturday that Sri Lanka requires a complete system change with the help of the nation's youth.
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Russia-Ukraine war turns spotlight on China's Taiwan calculus
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): The seemingly interminable Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought renewed attention to another long-brewing geopolitical crisis as Xi Jinping has stated in no uncertain terms China's determination to 'reunify' with Taiwan, calling it a renegade regime.
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Sri Lankan LoP Sajith Premadasa to not accept PM post in interim govt
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): As Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to resign from his post amid ongoing protests, opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) confirmed that its leader Sajith Premadasa will not accept the PM's post in an interim government.
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IMF to discuss subsidies on petroleum products, electricity and gas on arr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): International Monetary Fund's special delegation is all set to arrive in Pakistan to discuss the budget recommendations alongside subsidies on petroleum, electricity and gas with the federal government.
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Foreign diplomats, rights groups decry Sri Lanka's state of emergency
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Foreign envoys to Sri Lanka and rights groups on Saturday expressed concern over the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka cancels leave of security forces after declaration of emergency
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Saturday cancelled the leave of security forces with immediate effect after the declaration of a state of emergency in the island nation.
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'Fee and fair elections' only solution to political crisis in Pakistan: Pu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz on Saturday said "free and fair elections" was the only solution to the political crisis in the country, as he expressed confidence that the PML-N was prepared to face PTI chairman Imran Khan in the politica
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Pakistan's trade deficit swells to USD 39.3 billion in ten months
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Pakistan's trade deficit swelled to a massive USD 39.3 billion in the last 10 months of the fiscal year 2021-22, putting pressure on the country's foreign currency reserves in a sign of the worsening economic woes of the country, a media report said.
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India rubbishes report of Sri Lanka using Line of Credit to import water c
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): The Indian embassy in Sri Lanka on Saturday rubbished the reports suggesting that the Sri Lankan government used the Line of Credit (LoC) extended by India during the ongoing crisis to import a water cannon vehicle.
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Sri Lanka: UNICEF expresses concern over violence during protests
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 7 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) expressed its concern over reports of violence during protests involving children in Sri Lanka, amid the ongoing economic and political crisis in the country.
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Sindh will not accept any cut in its water share amid acute crisis: Minist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): The ongoing shortage of irrigation water posed a grave threat to the agricultural economy of Sindh province.
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